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363-04819.pdf
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363-04819
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Title
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U.S. to Buddhists: We Back Ky
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Description
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Article published in the New York Herald Tribune about the continued American support for South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, despite continued Buddhist opposition, page 2
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Date
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1966, Mar. 17
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Subject
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Nguyễn, Cao Kỳ, 1930-2011; Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Protest movements--Vietnam (Republic); Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Religious aspects--Buddhism; Buddhism and politics--Vietnam (Republic); Vietnam (Republic)--Politics and government; United States--Relations--Vietnam (Republic)
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Location
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Saigon, South Vietnam
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10.8231; 106.6311
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Container
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B4, F6
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newspaper clippings
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Collection Number
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MS 363
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Collection Title
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Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
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Creator
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Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Copyright Information
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These images are for educational use only. To inquire about usage or publication, please contact Archives & Special Collections.
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Publisher
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Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
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Language
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English
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extracted text
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NEWS PERSPECTIVE
U. S.
to .Buddhists:
World Furor Over Execution
By Beverly Deepe
A Special Correspondent
SAIGON.
The case of Ta Vinh, the
Chinese business man who
was executed Monday for
war-profiteering, began as a
simple economic trial and now
has evolved into controversial
issue here and abroad.
His pre-dawn public execution by firing squad in Saigon
has poured fuel on an already
simmering internal situation.
· Ta · Vinh's Chinese wife is
. known.to haye asked the Militant Buddhist Organization
for financial supportr-and
· possible political revenge. The
organization-widely th,ought
to contain pro-neutralists and
pro-Communists - has engineered the downfall of previous governments, and could
do the same with this.
At the international level,
the issues became more
snarled.
U. S. WARNING
Officials of the American
Embassy-speaking privately
and unofficially-are known
t have warned South Viet1 amese government
officials
hat they could expect a political black-ey,e in the American and European pres - ,.and
one that would harm the
"new society" image adopted
at the Honolulu conference
last month. ·
One diplomatic flap was
caused by t he fear that Peking would exploit the execution of a Chinese business
man and thus gain support of
the hundreds of thousands of
overseas Chinese, while the
Taiwan gov.erp.ment wo'uld
tacitly and silently be left
backing the Saigon regime.
It could be considered a
great irony that Peking might
come out in support of a
"corrupt
capitalist."
When Ta Vinh's trial began,
Chinese business men in
Saigon's twin-city of Cholon
favored the Sai,gon govern-.
ment. As the trial progressed,
however, more and more
Chinese resented the way the
case was handled. I
Two other Chinese business
men got six-year prison terms
for economic speculation and
hoarding.
ANTI-CHINESE
The Chinese considered
these trails as being antiChinese instead of anticorruption. They complained
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wen into the pockets of fietnam!!se
government
employees, specifically at the
Ministry of Economy, where
bribes up and down the administrative ladder were necessary to get required paper
work for import and export
licensing.
, The government hastily
countered these arguments,
however, -when only hours
after the Ta Vinh execution, a
Vietnamese public servant confessed, was convicted and was
given a death sentence for
Premier, Ky
embezzling the equiv'alent of
$70,000 in public funds.
· If this Vietnamese public
servant is executed, Premier
Ky undoubtedly will gain
enormous support within the
country. First, the Vietnamese
are tired of the overwhelming
waves of corruption. Second,
it will give Gen. Ky an appearance- of -gove1ning in {lpposition to American Embassy advice, which could strengthen
his prestige.
A week earlier, the Economy
Minister was replaced by a
young, energetic banking expert who is widely reputed by
the business community here
to be both honest and capable.
Hl'f:ONTENT
The extent of corruption,
nepotism and bureaucratic
inefficiency-plus the fact that
the reins of economic power
are in the hands of a
privileged few with vested
interests - has consistently
been the root of discontent
among the low-class and
lower-middle class elements
of the population.
The corruption is commonly
believed by almost all Vietnamese to be operating at a
peak level. Premier Ky faces
even more complicated economic problems than his
numerous predecessors - for
the American build-up of
troops, coupled with increased
Viet Cong sabotage of toads,
canals and rivers-has produced inflatioh that is potentially as dangerous to the
country as Viet Cong troops.
Chinese
business
men
throughout Southeast Asia
operate an enormous economic
network, in which smuggling,
black marketing and "high
firnance" are interwoven with
"high politics" and espionage
-including some for the Chinese Communists.
In the face of these economic problems, which are
the essence of Saigon's political problem, the case of Ta
Vinh means that the government of Prime Minis.ter Ky
must govern-or else, like its
predecessors, it will fall.
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NEWS PERSPECTIVE
U. S.
to .Buddhists:
World Furor Over Execution
By Beverly Deepe
A Special Correspondent
SAIGON.
The case of Ta Vinh, the
Chinese business man who
was executed Monday for
war-profiteering, began as a
simple economic trial and now
has evolved into controversial
issue here and abroad.
His pre-dawn public execution by firing squad in Saigon
has poured fuel on an already
simmering internal situation.
· Ta · Vinh's Chinese wife is
. known.to haye asked the Militant Buddhist Organization
for financial supportr-and
· possible political revenge. The
organization-widely th,ought
to contain pro-neutralists and
pro-Communists - has engineered the downfall of previous governments, and could
do the same with this.
At the international level,
the issues became more
snarled.
U. S. WARNING
Officials of the American
Embassy-speaking privately
and unofficially-are known
t have warned South Viet1 amese government
officials
hat they could expect a political black-ey,e in the American and European pres - ,.and
one that would harm the
"new society" image adopted
at the Honolulu conference
last month. ·
One diplomatic flap was
caused by t he fear that Peking would exploit the execution of a Chinese business
man and thus gain support of
the hundreds of thousands of
overseas Chinese, while the
Taiwan gov.erp.ment wo'uld
tacitly and silently be left
backing the Saigon regime.
It could be considered a
great irony that Peking might
come out in support of a
"corrupt
capitalist."
When Ta Vinh's trial began,
Chinese business men in
Saigon's twin-city of Cholon
favored the Sai,gon govern-.
ment. As the trial progressed,
however, more and more
Chinese resented the way the
case was handled. I
Two other Chinese business
men got six-year prison terms
for economic speculation and
hoarding.
ANTI-CHINESE
The Chinese considered
these trails as being antiChinese instead of anticorruption. They complained
:!~e
:e
to~~~~~~eth~u~i1:~:
wen into the pockets of fietnam!!se
government
employees, specifically at the
Ministry of Economy, where
bribes up and down the administrative ladder were necessary to get required paper
work for import and export
licensing.
, The government hastily
countered these arguments,
however, -when only hours
after the Ta Vinh execution, a
Vietnamese public servant confessed, was convicted and was
given a death sentence for
Premier, Ky
embezzling the equiv'alent of
$70,000 in public funds.
· If this Vietnamese public
servant is executed, Premier
Ky undoubtedly will gain
enormous support within the
country. First, the Vietnamese
are tired of the overwhelming
waves of corruption. Second,
it will give Gen. Ky an appearance- of -gove1ning in {lpposition to American Embassy advice, which could strengthen
his prestige.
A week earlier, the Economy
Minister was replaced by a
young, energetic banking expert who is widely reputed by
the business community here
to be both honest and capable.
Hl'f:ONTENT
The extent of corruption,
nepotism and bureaucratic
inefficiency-plus the fact that
the reins of economic power
are in the hands of a
privileged few with vested
interests - has consistently
been the root of discontent
among the low-class and
lower-middle class elements
of the population.
The corruption is commonly
believed by almost all Vietnamese to be operating at a
peak level. Premier Ky faces
even more complicated economic problems than his
numerous predecessors - for
the American build-up of
troops, coupled with increased
Viet Cong sabotage of toads,
canals and rivers-has produced inflatioh that is potentially as dangerous to the
country as Viet Cong troops.
Chinese
business
men
throughout Southeast Asia
operate an enormous economic
network, in which smuggling,
black marketing and "high
firnance" are interwoven with
"high politics" and espionage
-including some for the Chinese Communists.
In the face of these economic problems, which are
the essence of Saigon's political problem, the case of Ta
Vinh means that the government of Prime Minis.ter Ky
must govern-or else, like its
predecessors, it will fall.
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